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Rio Grande (1950)

★ 6.8/10 105 min Western United States English
Director: John Ford
Screenplay by: James Kevin McGuinness
Original Story: James Warner Bellah
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Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

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John Wayne
John Wayne Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson Trooper Travis Tyree
Claude Jarman Jr.
Claude Jarman Jr. Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke
Harry Carey, Jr.
Harry Carey, Jr. Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone
Chill Wills
Chill Wills Dr. Wilkins
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon

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